UCC 2-23
Kerry 2-14

Despite the recent recruitment of All-Ireland winners Patrick Kelly and James Logue, Kerry were no match for a talented UCC outfit in today's clash at Austin Stack Park.

Kelly - who was a member of Clare's 2013 Liam McCarthy Cup winning squad - debuted at centre-back for the Kingdom while Tipperary minor, U21 and intermediate All-Ireland winner Logue was named to start between the posts but was replaced by Stephen Murphy before the throw-in.

Murphy kept a clean sheet during the opening 35 minutes but Eamon Kelly's charges trailed the students by 0-6 to 0-12 at the change of ends.

The hosts were boosted by second-half goals from Padraig Boyle and Adrian Royle but a 49th minute Brian Hartnett goal restored UCC's supremacy.

Substitute Shane O'Keeffe netted a second three minutes from time to add the gloss to UCC's victory.

UCC - D O'Gorman; D Lestor, D Glynn, M Breen (0-1); K Burke (0-2), P Prendergast, S Roche; D Roche, R O'Shea (0-4, 2f); B Lawton (0-6, 3f), B Hartnett (1-0), M Collins; T Devine, DJ Foran, A Cadogan (0-6). Subs: E Finn (0-4) for M Collins, S O'Keeffe (1-0) for S Roche, D Geary for DJ Foran, R Cahalane for R O'Shea, M O'Brien for B Hartnett.

Kerry - S Murphy; D Fitzell, A Fealy, B Murphy; P Costelloe, P Kelly, S Weir; J Griffin, T Casey; B O'Leary, M Boyle, A Royle (1-1); S Nolan (0-8, 6f), M O'Leary (0-3), P Boyle (1-0). Subs: C Harty (0-2) for T Casey, K Carmody for B O'Leary, P McGrath for M Boyle, P Lucid for P Kelly, T Casey for J Griffin.

Referee - J Mullins.

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